COLBY – TMP freshman Claudine Stein became the first girls wrestler in program history to qualify for the state tournament over the weekend.
Stein finished third at 143 pounds at the 4-1A Colby Regional tournament on Saturday.
Stein picked up a first-round fall over Gracyn Dombroski of Ellinwood to open the tournament.
In the semifinals Stein lost to the top-seed and eventual regional champion Kaydawn Haag by a first-period fall.
Stein bounced back with a 5-0 win over Addybelle Birdsall of Plainville in the consolation semifinals.
In the third-place match Stein picked up her second win by fall over Dombroski to punch her ticket to the state tournament Feb. 23-24 in Salina.